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The SurfTwisted reeds sway gently in the wind as black seabirds slice the sky overhead. / Waves rolling one by one crash with increasing ferocity on to the rocky beach, / And I watch the red sun set fire to the spray while the tide encircles me.

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Companionshipthe cold enfolds fingers and soul with a freeze that makes trees scream / as winds of loneliness sting eyes like a gut inflamed with poisoned thorns / more time slips pass and less joy comes forth and the yearnings overflow

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My Dear, First Love... I'm sorry.A couple years have passed since I crumbled Us, / Ripping Me from You with no whisper of warning. / A second love grows as life's pendulum circles, and

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A Time to Wait and a Time to LiveEach morning I lie in bed and anticipate your arrival, my awakening, our escape / To the fair ground lights outside the city, and I dream that as we peak on the Ferris wheel, / And, with stars as our witness at this paramount moment, all of Texas comes into view.

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Newborn BeautyAt first pain / Then first breath / Life awakens to Life,

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PotentialWhile passing quiet morning moments, / A breakfast feels abandoned on the bed, / And bright window light illuminates drafts,

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The FreshmanWalking 'cross the campus green, / Feeling forgotten memories' weight, / Educated in a suffering I had never known,

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Ghost of a LoverAwoken by your calls in the dead of night- / Wide, red eyes pierced by white screen light. / My stomach rolls and my body crashes while

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Cognitive DissonanceOpposed though not yet charged, we hold back our fire / Yet in such close vicinity, our features polarize. / A duo of strong minds grapple for understanding while

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Reflections on Past LovesNow there's too much to handle, so I'll let my mind meander, / Taking a moment to rack my brain for the kind of wisdom / That only years of failure can achieve, the kind I'm too cowardly

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